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28th Dec 2025

Leo Cullen humbles Simon Zebo with stinging quip on Munster’s players

Colman Stanley

Brutal from the Leinster boss.

Leinster took revenge on Munster last night for their heavy loss earlier in the season, with a scrappy 13-8 win at Thomond Park.

Defences reigned supreme in Limerick with both sides scoring just one try; Josh van der Flier for Leinster, and Dan Kelly for the home team.

The result leaves holders Leinster sixth in the URC table, five points behind second-place Munster.

After the game, Leinster head coach Leo Cullen spoke to the Premier Sports crew, which included former Munster and Ireland international Simon Zebo.

The ex-winger is known for his Munster bias in his punditry and fervent anti-Leinster banter.

But Cullen had the last laugh yesterday, slagging Zebo over the amount of players in the Munster team who are from Leinster.

He said: “Good few Leinster guys you have done here now as well?”

To which Zebo replied: “We do yeh.”

Cullen kept pushing and added: “Is there more Leinster than Limerick guys?

“Let’s get the names on paper. Is there more Leinster guys than Limerick guys?

“Are you like a Leinster fan now?”

Zebo could only laugh and say: “That will never happen!”

And Cullen had a point, with six former Leinster players in Munster’s match-day 23, and just one Limerick man in Craig Casey.